I have the POI files from Jan 07 ready to go. I'll probably update to the latest data soon. If you can PM me with an email address I will pass them on. All you need to do is copy your disc to an iso, overwrite the files to your 'image' and burn to disc (slow speed on DVD +RW is best)

I have the POI files from Jan 07 ready to go. I'll probably update to the latest data soon. If you can PM me with an email address I will pass them on. All you need to do is copy your disc to an iso, overwrite the files to your 'image' and burn to disc (slow speed on DVD +RW is best)

Cheers for that nfs. I haven't got the car yet though (Ordering later hopefully)

Whilst we're on the subject of the sat nav... does any one know:

How often is the disc updated?
and
Do you have to pay to get it updated?

You get no update support, which is a disgrace and BMW expect you to pay £300 for a new disc if you want a newer map.

That seems more than a little bit tight to me. If I'm shelling out the best part of 2K on an overpriced navigation system, the least I would expect is an annual update! What would it cost them? £1 for a DVD & postage?!

You can't even buy them on the cheap via Ebay. Maybe I should book a test drive once a year just so I can rip the Nav DVD

There's an ISO image on BitTorrent though, is the just one disc for europe? Not sure if it's a UK image.

The 335i I drove the other day had a Road Angel Installed. This also came with info about mobile camera locations. (I know it can't predict exacly where they always are but there are several locations near me where they like to sit)

That seems more than a little bit tight to me. If I'm shelling out the best part of 2K on an overpriced navigation system, the least I would expect is an annual update! What would it cost them? £1 for a DVD & postage?!

You can't even buy them on the cheap via Ebay. Maybe I should book a test drive once a year just so I can rip the Nav DVD

There's an ISO image on BitTorrent though, is the just one disc for europe? Not sure if it's a UK image.

The 335i I drove the other day had a Road Angel Installed. This also came with info about mobile camera locations. (I know it can't predict exacly where they always are but there are several locations near me where they like to sit)

Does the data you use for this disk also come with this information?

I download my poi's from pocketgps.co.uk

They have all current camera data including gatso, specs, mobiles and redlight.

The locations are added by users, I don't know if it is any better or worse than road angel data.

A friend with an E60 5 series (2005 I think) rekcons he can't do postcode search on his NAV - would your post explain why NFS i.e. it wasn't on earlier versions?

I've got the latest Satnav DVD and even then the postcode thing is not 100% implemented - it doesn't let you input the full postcode, just 75% of it before guessing where you want to go. Which is a bit half-hearted.

My Jag would let you enter the full postcode directly. Very useful. Also grew used to the Nav Screen always displaying the name of the street you were on at the bottom of the screen. Have to squint at the iDrive map and try and guess which street I am on now by quickly looking for those little triangles